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Silverbird Westgate & Makini School grounds, Nairobi, Kenya
Thursday-Saturday, December 2-4, 2010.
5,000 - 10,000 live; millions watching via Web and TV.
Gatwitch Ltd., a record label and production company headed by Emmanuel Jal.
Internationally acclaimed hip hop artist, author, documentarian and human rights activist.
Gatwitch Festival will be a weekend of education, knowledge sharing, relaxation and enjoyment that is a first of its kind in Africa. The event will feature inspiring speeches, creative works of art, top-notch live music, exhibits, vendors, information booths, and simply great people to spend time with.
The festival will become a platform for artists of various styles and origins, nurturing a friendly entertainment culture in Africa. Presentations by leaders and innovators in their fields of expertise will promote knowledge sharing and cultivate a healthy debate on crucial issues, both regional and global.
Yes, festival speeches and performances will be recorded and made available in Kenya via TV broadcasts and worldwide via Gatwitch Festival Web site. Parts of the event will be streamed live online and on TV.
To organize an annual festival that will celebrate talent, creativity, vibrancy and diversity of Africa, for the audience committed to peace and appreciative of education, environment, technology and art. To inspire young people to be good leaders and change makers of the future. To develop an event that will be a significant contributor to the economic and social fabric of the region.
"Nourishing Africa's Talent: from Aspiring Youth to Change Makers" is this year’s festival theme. The event aims at bringing international talent to Africa, and introducing Africa’s talent to the world. The festival will strive to have long-term positive impact on African youth via learning, mentorship and knowledge sharing. The Festival will bring together people who are passionate about their jobs, but also enthusiastic about spreading their knowledge and ideas by leading, mentoring and networking.
Besides specialists and opinion makers, 500 talented young people from around Kenya as well as other African counties will be sponsored to attend the festival, to network with individuals in their fields of interest, and find mentors in them.
Young people between 18 and 25 will be selected on need and merit basis from around Africa. Based on their interests and career goals, each young man and woman will be linked with a successful professional attending the festival. Our advisory team will tap into various educational, occupational, community and other networks of young people around the continent, finding participants who truly wish and deserve to attend.
The festival will have immediate and long-term impact through a mentoring process of 500 young Africans. Youth from around the world will benefit from a subsidized conference package and be able to take part in Voices of Gua, a program allowing them to document the festival and head a community beneficial project.
As an immediate contribution, ten percent of all gate collections from the festival will go to GUA Africa, a charity helping children in Kenya and Sudan obtain education.
Voices of GUA will consist of a group of young people who will attend Gatwitch Festival every year and produce a short documentary about their journey and experiences. They will create a blog about the people they meet, things they see and how that experience inspires them to make a change in their communities.
Voices of GUA participants will learn from the exciting range of events, international speakers and musicians attending the festival. They will arrive from around the world, fundraising in their home counties beforehand, to cover their subsidized accommodation, transportation and festival fees. Any money they raise on top of their fees can go to their chosen task or a charity they believe in.
Information on prices, day passes, discounted student tickets, VIP passes etc. will be posted under the “Tickets” section of this Web site in the next couple of months. Look out for the early bird specials! To sign up for the newsletter, send a blank e-mail with "Subscribe" in the subject line to admin@gatwitch.com.